2023 Kenya Maasai Mara

Africa is still the number one destination for photographing big game wildlife. And Kenya's Maasai Mara is at the top of the list.

Canada Hudson Bay February 2024

There is only one word for this trip.... COLD! 

 Unfortunately, my health has had its ups and downs and for this trip it was closer to the bottom end than the top. Add to that the environment where the outside Temperatures often at times dipped below -40 degrees F. and well it was a challenging trip for me personally. Also the main goal for this trip (new born polar bear cubs) was not achieved through circumstances and my health and perhaps bad luck. But there were also a number of firsts for me. A Wolverine close up! A Wolf Pack close up! The Northern Lights being timid at first but waiting for the final night to put on a crescendo display! 

Finally there was a lot of howling going on!

Alaska Katmai National Park August 2023

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Polar Bears on Alaska's North Shore. Oct 2018

 A trip to the North Shore of Alaska takes close to the ends of the earth.  The month is October and the weather is cold and only getting colder.  The bays are starting to ice over and the Polar bears are waiting for the Beaufort Sea to do the same.  I arrive at Barter Island which is also the home to Kaktovik, which is a small Inupiat eskimo settlement.